Small skipper, speckled wood and comma

in spring and summer.

Look for common spotted orchid,

ragged robin and water avens during

May and June.

Snipe Dales offers a range of waymarked trails that you can enjoy throughout the year.

There & Back Trail1 mile black waymarkers

allow 30 minutes A metalled footpath leads to the small marsh area. There are steep slopes along this trail.

by car, but access must be arranged in advance by contacting the Warden.

Country Park Trail11/4 miles green waymarkers

allow 45 minutes This trail leads you through the woodlands of the Country Park. The quick dash of a sparrowhawk may reward those with sharp eyes. Listen for the raucous cries of jays and the occasional drumming of a great spotted woodpecker.

Snipe Dales Round31/2 miles red waymarkers

allow 2 hoursGet a feel for Snipe Dales by venturing through the contrasting landscapes of the Country Park and Nature Reserve.

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Footpath to Hagworthingham

Greenwich Meridian

Snipe are now rare in the valleys of the Wolds.

They can sometimes be spotted here in winter;

grazing cattle help to provide soft boggy ground where snipe

can feed. 1 Central Flushes where natural silting has produced

are rich in plants, insects and birds.

2 Beckside Meadow was purchased by the Trust in

it is now being restored to grazing pasture.

3 Meridian Stone: this block of Spilsby Sandstone marks the line of the Greenwich Meridian.

4 Joby's Point & 5 Seddon's Point: access points to the Nature Reserve.

6 Clark's Wood: a small oak woodland, was planted in 1974.

7 Hydraulic Rampump using the pressure of water from the stream to lift water to the neighbouring farm.

8 St Margaret's Graveyard: the church was demolished in 1964 but old gravestones remain. Note the large rookery in nearby trees.

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Beckside Meadow

Wardens’ office & toilets

Please follow the black star markers.

Please follow the green tree markers. Please follow the red square markers.

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